Welcome to the Innovative Blog, a place where our Springfield dentists will discuss the latest in dentistry. Our team will update you on recent dental news, tips, and events going on at our practice. We hope the information we share will be useful in helping you learn more about our dental practice and the services we provide, and that you will ultimately have an even greater understanding of what advanced dental care can achieve.

If you have any questions, or if you would like more information on anything you read about in this blog, please do not hesitate to contact us. We will be happy to help you in any way we can—our staff is excited and ready to hear from you!

Full Mouth Smile Transformation in One Day

Dr. Grant Olson of Innovative Dental—a Springfield, MO-based cosmetic dentist—offers same-day full mouth rehabilitation and smile makeover services for patients from all over the world. In this video, he details how he helped a patient with severely worn dentition completely rebuild his smile in a single office visit. The patient arrived at Innovative Dental with teeth that had been worn down by years of bruxism (teeth grinding). Dr. Olson began by rebuilding the length and structure of the individual teeth…

Screenshot of a video in which Dr. Olson is talking about a full arch restoration.

How Many Dental Implants Do I Need For Full Arch Restoration?

Dr. Olson and his team at Innovative Dental are committed to providing patients with customized dental solutions that promote long-lasting oral health and wellness. We perform a high volume of implant restorations every year in order to help people regain their smiles and their confidence. In this video, Dr. Olson discusses how many dental implants are needed to support a full arch restoration. Implant-based full arch restoration is the process of replacing all or most of the teeth on the…

Dentist in Springfield, MO discusses alternatives to traditional metal braces, including Invisalign® clear aligners.

Springfield Dentist Discusses Accelerated Invisalign^® and Other Discreet Approaches to Orthodontic Treatment

Dr. Grant Olson—the head of Innovative Dental in Springfield, MO—explains how Invisalign^® clear aligners can serve as a discreet and convenient alternative to braces. Springfield, MO — Orthodontic interventions are designed to address misalignment in order to help patients obtain straighter teeth and a more functional bite. Traditionally, the most common method for achieving these results involved metal braces. However, the prominent brackets and wires typically associated with metal braces are often viewed as aesthetically disruptive and inconvenient, leading some…

How Much Do Dental Implants Cost?

Dr. Grant Olson—an experienced implant and cosmetic dentist—understands that cost can play an important role when patients are deciding how to approach tooth replacement. In order to help patients feel more informed and empowered, he created a video (linked below) breaking down the various costs associated with dental implants and the ways that different aspects of treatment can influence what patients actually pay. Some factors that determine total implant cost include: The different structural components of the implant itself (post,…

Screencapture from video. Text: Implant Smile Makeover. Traveled from Ohio to Springfield, MO to see Dr. O for same day implant smile makeover! Then we placed 5 dental implants on the upper and 6 implants on the lower.

Patient Receives a Brand New Same-Day Smile Using Dental Implants

In this video, Dr. Grant Olson showcases a patient who traveled from Ohio to Springfield, Missouri to receive a same-day smile transformation using dental implants from the team at Innovative Dental. The process began with the removal of 25 infected teeth, followed by the placement of 5 dental implants on the upper arch and 6 on the lower arch. Dr. Olson then placed immediate denture prosthetics on both arches, which will stay in place while the implants properly fuse with…

Text reads: my teeth were bad! Image of teeth before restoration, edited together with patient now who is smiling with white teeth.

How To Choose the Right Dentist For Full Mouth Rehabilitation

Dr. Grant Olson, a cosmetic dentist and the owner of Innovative Dental of Springfield, discusses two cases where he has helped patients achieve a complete smile transformation. In the first case, a patient came to Innovative Dental with worn-down teeth that were otherwise healthy and had good supporting structures still in place. Dr. Olson and his team decided that the best course of action was for this patient to retain his natural teeth, so they used porcelain veneers and crowns…

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